Telstra to boost high-speed Net access to bush, outer suburbs

CanberraNovember 20 2002

Telstra is to spend $10 million to expand high speed Internet access to more outer suburban areas and people in the bush.

Telstra Networks and Technology Group managing director Doug Campbell said today the expansion next year would boost broadband availability to customers in outer metropolitan suburbs and regional Australia.

The changes would include upgrades to more than 100 exchanges by the end of June, as well as so-called mini-ADSL devices on roadsides and attached to some apartment blocks to improve broadband access.

Mr Campbell said Telstra was committed to providing high speed internet access to all Australians using one of its broadband technologies, ADSL, cable and satellite or ISDN.

"Right across Australia, Telstra is improving services, providing faster Internet connections to meet our customers' needs," he said in a statement.
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The announcement follows the recent release of a report demanding Telstra improve broadband access as a pre-cursor to any full sale of the telco.